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Creating a crown on a MKII LVPSS.

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Creating a crown on a MKII LVPSS.

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Creating a crown on a MKII LVPSS.

Tony Sade (Charleston, WV)

>I have a couple of ebay blue light specials that I'm in the process of scraping the rust off of, and I'd like to be able to put a crown on the blades on the smoothers and maybe a #5. My sharpening weapon of choice is the Lee Valley MKII and I'm wondering if anyone has figured out how to put a crown on a plane blade using this machine. I've seen the suggestion in the L.Lee book, but I can't figure out how to adapt that for the power tool. (Actually, I can't figure out much these days, but that's another thread. ;>) I'm not really keen on trying to freehand things, but that's the only approach I can think of. Thanks, Tony

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Re: Creating a crown on a MKII LVPSS.

steve knight

>it takes practice but freehand is not too hard I do it all of the time. can you rest the blade on the tool rest and rock it back and forth?

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Re: Creating a crown on a MKII LVPSS.

Lyn J. Mangiameli

>Depending on how great a crown you wish for, it is really quite easy. A very mild crown can be created by simply alternating between the leading and trailing sides of the platter. This will be more pronounced on wider blades.

For a more medium crown, combine the above with pressure located over the outside edge of the carriage. You can also lightly loose the tightening screws on the inside edge.

For very pronounced crowns, such as for scrub planes, you'll need to actually manipulate the blade. If you regularly want to do this, you can set up a center pin to allow you to control the radius of the crown.

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